MP Etiquette: Following

I have an etiquette question involving following other MP users. Currently I am only following one other user, and he's someone I know IRL (Hi Jetsetr!).

So my question is, is it okay to just follow random users whose posts I find interesting? Will I be being presumptuous if I do? Is it considered stalker-ish? Or is it like following someone on twitter, a desireable thing, and a good way to learn things from people who pique your interest?

I'd consider it an honor to have you follow me and I consider the manner in which you would follow someone to be a positive. Consider it more like Twitter than perhaps like other places on the Internet. Etiquette always begins with 'please and thank you' and I think your post represents that well.

I'd consider it an honor to have you follow me and I consider the manner in which you would follow someone to be a positive. Consider it more like Twitter than perhaps like other places on the Internet. Etiquette always begins with 'please and thank you' and I think your post represents that well.

Traditionally there has been a one hour delay from earning the points to receiving the status, but when the status applied it appeared on all fronts simultaneously. It's failing to appear under the handle in the avatar box or profile popup.

Tim was tweaking templates last week, this template could have gotten dented.

Traditionally there has been a one hour delay from earning the points to receiving the status, but when the status applied it appeared on all fronts simultaneously. It's failing to appear under the handle in the avatar box or profile popup.

Tim was tweaking templates last week, this template could have gotten dented.

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That coincides with my memory too. For a while a few days ago, the Original Member designations disappeared from avatars when Tim was making some tweaks to MP. I reported it in a thread in the Suggestions forum.

Oh goodness... next thing you know, Randy et al will start calling us ham sandwiches or something. Or perhaps instead of "Active Member", we can be "kettle"?

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I just noticed that you're an active member with well over a thousand points. Is that not Silver anymore? I haven't been following the algorithm much recently, since I gave up on getting more points for posts and likes.

ADDED. I just realized that you've been around here less than three months, so that could be the explanation.

I just noticed that you're an active member with well over a thousand points. Is that not Silver anymore? I haven't been following the algorithm much recently, since I gave up on getting more points for posts and likes.

ADDED. I just realized that you've been around here less than three months, so that could be the explanation.

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Yup. I'm a newb around here. Had only a vague knowledge of TOBB until last fall and didn't stumble upon MP until November or December. Didn't start posting much until January. While I do try to post in other areas, the social forum has been quite entertaining and has padded my stats quite a bit. Someone's even been crazy enough to follow me!